FSHS FOOTBALL ROUTS LHS IN CITY SHOWDOWN, 56-7. 1D ELECTION OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR UNREST, CONFLICT AT THE POLLS.
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Policing, race issues examined in local survey ——
Anecdotal project: Blacks more likely to be arrested By Conrad Swanson cswanson@ljworld.com
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PROSPECTIVE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENTS WALK PAST THE KU MEMORIAL UNION while on a tour of the campus Friday. The union is proposing a $45 million renovation and students will vote in the spring on whether to add a 30-year, $50 per semester fee to finance it.
Black men and women are far more likely to be arrested, searched, ticketed and cited by Douglas County law enforcement than white men and women, according to results from a recent survey. In January, Lawrence’s NAACP chapter and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas distributed an anonymous survey asking Douglas County residents to detail their experiences with local law enforcement, good or bad. > SURVEY, 2A
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KU students will vote on renovations to facility
Suspect in abandoned baby case back in county jail
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he University of Kansas Memorial Union is proposing a $45 million renovation to the building, and asking KU students to pay for it with a long-term fee increase. KU students will vote this spring on whether to add a $50 per semester fee, which would stay in place 30 years, to pay for the union renovations.
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ALL SIX FLOORS OF THE UNION can be seen from Mississippi Street.
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The project is the cost that it is ($45 million) because it is a complete look at this building. We don’t want it to be a piecemeal approach, we want it to be a holistic master plan approach.”
— Lisa Kring, director of building and event services for the KU Memorial Union
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WOW sold, company officials announce By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com
Company officials have announced the sale of WOW, which provides cable, telecom and internet services in the Lawrence area. “I think there’s a lot of really good things coming
A Lawrence man accused of attempting to murder his 9-month-old stepdaughter has been transferred to the Douglas County Jail to face charges. Marquis Young, 27, was transferred Thursday from the Johnson County Jail to the Douglas County Jail, said Douglas Young County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kristen Dymacek.
for the Lawrence system,” said Josh Hadden-Leggett, manager of corporate communications at WOW. “And I think it’s a win for everybody involved in the deal.” WOW, which includes Channel 6, announced Friday morning that it has
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